After an EP Come Get Me for the impeccably cool Sarah Records, they signed to Thunderball in 1988 for more psychedelic ‘World I Love’ and ‘Mother Sleep’ and eponymous debut album.

1991’s second LP Wonder was a more sprawling, adventurous creation (close to shoegazer territory) but 14 Iced Bears split soon after. They reunited in 2010 and have since played Indietracks and some shows in the USA.

The band are performing at the Scared To Get Happy Indie festival at London’s 229 Club on June 22nd to pre-empt this welcome anthology.

John Peel’s enthusiasm was clearly evident: "I like these Iced Bears, all fourteen of them!"